Fertility rate - Country rankings
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Fertility rate, births per woman, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 12 countries was 2.02 births per woman. The highest value was in Bolivia: 2.58 births per woman and the lowest value was in Uruguay: 1.48 births per woman. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: births per woman; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Fertility rate, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2.58 | 1 | - |
| Paraguay | 2.44 | 2 | - |
| Guyana | 2.37 | 3 | - |
| Suriname | 2.32 | 4 | - |
| Venezuela | 2.19 | 5 | - |
| Peru | 2.16 | 6 | - |
| Ecuador | 2 | 7 | - |
| Argentina | 1.88 | 8 | - |
| Colombia | 1.69 | 9 | - |
| Brazil | 1.63 | 10 | - |
| Chile | 1.54 | 11 | - |
| Uruguay | 1.48 | 12 | - |
Definition: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.
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